Suspender-buckle.



J B. RUSS. SUSPENDER BUGKLE. APPLIGATION FILED MAB.. 24, 1908.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

ulululmlmnnur...HJNHM UNinn saurais Farr? Nr 'FriesJ JOHN BARNARD nUSs,OF DERBY, CONNECTICUT, vASSieNOnTO FRIEND A. RUSS, OF

CREFNWICH, CONNECTICUT.

sUsPENDER-BUCKLE.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN BARNARD RUSS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Derby, county ofNew Haven, State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspender-Buckles, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description. l

My invention relates-to improvements in buckles of a constructionparticularly well adapted for use on Suspenders.

The Object of the invention is to provide a neat, compact, simple yetdurable and effective construction. Y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view partly brokenaway and showing the buckle as applied to webbing. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view of the buckle from the loweredge, both parts of the buckle being in the position shown in Figs. land 2. Fig. L is a front view of the buckle, the lever being elevated.Fig. 5 is an edge view thereof.

The buckle is composed of twomain members, to wit, a frame and a leveror webgripping member carried thereby and cope erating therewith to gripthe webbing at any desired position of adjustment. The frame platecomprises the backing l, the Opposite edges of which are turned up toprovide the side members 2-2 The upper ends of these side members areturned in to form ears, the latter being perforated as at 3. The levercomprises the front shield member 4 of any suitable form andconstituting the operating arm.

5 is the clamping edge of the lever, which edge is turned at anangle tothe part 4 and may be serrated, as best seen in Figs. 3

and 4.

646 are knuckles formed integrally with the lever. The lever is providedwith one of these knuckles at each end, the same being arranged toregister with and lpass through the perforations 3 in the kinturnedpivot ears, that part of each ear embraced within the knuckle formingthe pivot proper upon which the lever may turn, the balance of each earwhich extends around the knuckley and makes a connection with the pivotportion, serving' to reinforce the same and at Specification oi LettersPatent. Application filed March 24, 1908. Y

Patented April 27, 1909. Serial No. 422,933.V

the'same time close in around the knuckle so that there is nopossibility of accidental detachment of the lever from the plate byreason of any spreading of the ends. In this respect the hingedconnection is so reinorced as to afford very great strength.Furthermore, by making the connection in this manner the shield portion4 may overstand the buckle to its entire width, so as to form aneffective guard for each end of the buckle. The opposite edges of thepart 4 extend out beyond the knuckles 6-6 and overstand the uprights2-2, thereby preventing the crushing down of the ears on which the lever4 turns. These extensions may be rounded down and finish-ed oil asdesired, so as to produce a smooth surface, which will not engage ortear any overlying garment, nor injure the lingers when a re-adjustmentis to be effected.

The webbing is threaded in the buckle in the usual "manner, one end 7being attached o the buckle frame in any suitable manner. The runningportion S of said webbing passes through the space between the clampinglever and theback of the frame, as best seen in Fig. 2. By forming theperforations 3`very close to the upright portions 2-2, any tendency ofthe lever to sag oil' from the webbing by reason of any strain, isprevented.v By arranging the parts as indicated, the clamping engagementis so firm that it is unnecessary to have sharp teeth on the edge of thelever, the presence of i which might abrade or otherwise injure thefabric of the webbing. The back of the frame l' may be stiffened byproviding a corrugatio-n la therein, while the bend in the lever portionin line with the knuckles serves to make the latter very rigid.

The buckle thus produced may be made of comparatively light stock withperfect safety, and is very thin in its completed form, thereby not onlygiving a neat appearance, but also avoiding all clumsy feelj ing onthepart of the wearer.

TvVha-t I claimV is:

In a buckle, a frame plate having upturned side edges, the upperextremity of each side edge beingturned inwardly to forml an ear, eachof said ears having a perforation therein, that part of said ear atstanding the aforesaid side edges of said one side of said perforationforming a pivraine.

otal bearin0- for the Web-lookin@ lever and T Y, n

a Web-looking lever pivotally cbonnected to JOHN BARARD USb' 5 said earsby downwardly curled integral Vitnesses:

Aknuckles arranged at a point inside the eX- M. F. BURNS,

treme ends of said lever, said ends over- D. W. Nomrwi.

